Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lukewarm
IPA transcription: [l'ukw'ɔɹm]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lukewarm, tepid
    Meaning: moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"
  • Synonyms: halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm
    Meaning: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
Usage examples
  • Turn a quart of lukewarm milk on to a quart of flour.
  • When lukewarm, stir in a tea-cup of yeast--keep it in a warm place till risen.
  • When lukewarm, put in the beaten whites of a couple of eggs, and put it on the fire.
  • Let it remain till lukewarm, then add a tea-cup full of family, or half a tea-cup of distillery yeast.
  • For each pound of logwood, dissolve an ounce of blue vitriol in lukewarm water sufficient to wet the goods.
  • When perfectly dry, wash them in lukewarm suds, to keep the vitriol from injuring the texture of the cloth.
  • Take it from the fire when melted, and when it is just lukewarm, add enough of the oil of caraway to scent it.
  • Incidents like the above, however, should change every lukewarm rationalist into a devoted soldier of truth and honor.
  • If the piano is dingy, smoky or dirty looking, it should be washed carefully with lukewarm water with a little ammonia in it to soften it.
  • New York refused to send members to the Congress, and in many other provinces the adhesion given to the disaffected movement was but lukewarm.